Hi Dan:
I'm no apologist for the monopoly in Redmond. I'm just expressing my
opinion that I find it amazing that people would get so up in arms over
what?...where the buttons go?...that they would feel compelled scream
and yell and generally make themselves sound ridiculous, and ignore all
the significant improvements in the new browser.
For years people ranted and raved about how Microsoft still doesn't have
this, that and the other feature that other browsers have. Then, when
Microsoft finally gives them those very features, they complain about
the placement of toolbars and buttons. I guess some people just like to
complain.
If you want a browser with substantially the same features as IE 7 that
gives you more flexibility to customize the interface, use Firefox. It's
a browser I use often (because of certain add-ons). But don't imagine
that running to Firefox is going to solve all your problems. You will
quickly find, and the Firefox newsgroups clearly prove, that Firefox has
its full share of problems and inconveniences.
What it comes down to is this: Are you prepared to work with what you've
got, or are you just a complainer?
Earl Grey
Dan wrote:
> What the apologists for IE7 always say is that it's just about a bunch of
> malcontents who can't accept "change". They conveniently forget that in IE6
> one had the ability to change the look of the UI to one's own hearts desire.
> By taking that away and creating an inflexible mess it is not now
> unreasonable to expect to find people who don't like what they see, myself
> included.
>
>
> "nanci" wrote:
>
>> I updated my ie when this version first came out. the layout of the toolbars
>> was so completely drastic with the most frequently used buttons placed in the
>> worst possible place. because of that, aws well as the constant freezing up
>> of the program, i uninstalled it. today i reinstalled it -- i forgot it even
>> existed until i saw the layout. it's already crashed (again!!!) and i'm
>> using a different laptop than before. but this layout bothers me more than
>> everything else!!! first off, i rarely use the menu but i do need it for the
>> quickest and easiest way to access my favorites. in fact, is there any
>> microsoft program that does not place the menu first and foremost on top of
>> the page? the standard toolbar was very prominent and in the most convenient
>> location. and the address bar -- used and viewed most than either of the
>> other two -- was extremely visible. this version is horrible! the address
>> bar is too small and way too far up on the computer screen that it
>> practically becomes invisible should you use any of the add-ons or other
>> toolbars. why on earth did microsoft lock the standard buttons to the tab
>> row? and place it on the right-hand side, completely opposite from all other
>> toolbars? why lock the address bar on the top row? i would much rather have
>> my screen display the maximum amout of a web page possible than to have an
>> unneeded tab bar. i was perfectly happy with accesses different pages by
>> clicking on them from the taskbar. it makes no sense why the refresh and
>> stop buttons are not grouped with the others, not to mention displacing the
>> favorites and history buttons, too. there is one feature i absolutely love
>> -- the ability to use any search engine without having to manually go to each
>> site. bravo for that addition!!! and yet i still must ask why it's
>> neccessary to include the search bar when the address bar could serve the
>> same purpose? everything is way too scattered!!! revert, microsoft,
>> revert!!! and maybe work on that freezing issue ...
>>
>>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, I dislike the the placement of buttons in the new IE7 toolbar and want
>>> to use the same toolbar that was in IE 6. Is it possible to make my toolbar
>>> look like the older version? For example, the Previous, Next, Stop, Refresh
>>> and Home Buttons all next to each other again.
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